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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1967
Page
5
Hoosick Falls reports theft of 60 colored lights from a residential shrub and bulbs from the Four Corners Christmas tree. Police investigate. holiday post office hours set 8 to 5 with no window service or mail deliveries tomorrow and Monday except special deliveries.
In Hoosick Falls Village Court, Franklin W. Danforth 20 pleaded guilty to assault in a reduced charge and received 30 days in jail, while his brother James 16 got a conditional discharge with limits to stay off streets and live at his father’s home. William F. Danforth 25 faced petty larceny charges dismissed after the complainant withdrew. Other defendants faced delays or minor penalties for traffic and conduct offenses.
The State Education Department will host nine foreign school administrators visiting the United States under a six month grant from the International Teacher Development Program. They arrive in Albany on Wednesday and stay until February 9, with a two day orientation in January 4 and 5 to begin their study of state schools.
Hoo Falls undertakes a major shift with Tanistor Electronics of Bennington leasing the former Nancy Shoe Co. building for a three year term with option to buy. Production starts on solid tantalum capacitors as a skeleton workforce, mostly women, trains staff and transfers workers from local area to Bennington.
Funeral services for Michael J. Bartoski a World War I Army veteran were held Thursday at Leod Mahar Funeral Home. A Requiem High Mass was celebrated by Rev Charles F Bauman at the Church of the Immaculate Conception with committal in St Marys Cemetery. The casket flag was presented to his widow. Bearers were Gordon McLean Teo Bartoski John McGrath Daniel Gleichowski John P Gorman Jr and Walter Gardner.
Four women have been engaged all week in preparing the town tax bills which will be placed in the mail this weekend. This will permit receipt in time to make payment on and after Wednesday, Jan. 13. Loretta Murphy, Leona Bowman, Phyllis McEvoy, and Viola Carelli are the workers, with Carelli assisting for the first time.
Mr and Mrs Harold Robson and family relocate from 72 Stern Street to the Pines along North Hoosick Road the former home of Walter and hk Robson. Cpl Charles Robson returns from holidays to Norwich University Northfield as a sophomore.
Miss Lois Easton of Schenectady visits Mr and Mrs Harold Moseley. The Gleaners meet Tuesday with Mrs Clyde Baker. Mr and Mrs Donald Gilbert of Syracuse and Miss Eleanor Dundas of Albany were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Edward Baker. Rev and Mrs Tumberston and family spent several days visiting friends in Rhode Island.
Hoosick Falls Lodge of Elks reports limited reservations of 150 for a New Year's Eve party with dancing to Paul La Porte’s orchestra, a buffet, and noisemakers. The lodge also noted a community children's Christmas party and an invitation from Cohoes Lodge for February initiation. The next meeting is Tuesday, Jan 9.
Leo F. Shannahan 56 of 45 Hoosick St Hoosick Falls Army veteran died in the Armory Thursday night Coroner ruled natural causes. He had served on state Armory staff since 1942 a former state and National Guard member and affiliated with local Eagles VFW and Derby Club. Funeral Tuesday followed by entombment at Maple Grove Cemetery Hoosick Falls.
Cpl. Richard Hickey a local Marine who completed a year's service in Vietnam and his wife Nancy spent Christmas with his aunt Mr. and Mrs. Charles Powers at Woodside. They will spend New Year's weekend with his parents Mr. and Mrs. John Wickey and brother John in ioosick Fails. Cpl Hickey's wife plans to accompany him to his new assignment at Camp Lejeune North Carolina next .c8%. The local Marine has 14 months to complete his term of military service.
Governor Rockefeller plans to ask the Legislature to approve 882000 dollars in grants from a 2.5 billion transport bond for Buffalo Niagara Falls and Dunkirk airports. The western New York projects total 2349000 dollars with federal aid covering about half and local communities covering the rest after state grants.
A fragment recounts pressure from local Communists aided by Russians and a 1959 note that Eisenhower ended the American nuclear test ban. It includes a garbled thought of Ralph Waldo Emerson with a misquoted line. The text mixes political accusation and a misattributed aphorism.
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